Catalonia
© Enric · CC BY-SA 4.0 Platja de Sant Miquel
A Barceloneta city beach where small, well-frosted glass gathers in the coarse pebble strips rather than the groomed sand.
About Platja del Somorrostro
A sandy city beach between Barceloneta and the Hospital del Mar. For much of the 19th and 20th centuries the shore was covered by the Somorrostro shanty town, a likely source of old glass.
Sea glass at Platja del Somorrostro
Some days plentiful, some days sparse, but always well tumbled. Colours reported include aqua, teal, lavender, cobalt, black, red and orange.
Visiting Platja del Somorrostro
- Safety
- Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.
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Sources
- en.wikipedia.org : Background: location and shanty-town history (not sea glass evidence).
Last updated 24 October 2026
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